All I can say is WOW...not your typical network TV show. Looking forward to seeing more episodes.


Lost links:

ABC's Official LOST web site (http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index.html)

TV Tome's LOST Episode Guide (http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/EpisodeGuideSummary/showid-24313/)

Lost TV.com (http://www.tv.com/lost/show/24313/summary.html)

Lost-Media.com (http://www.lost-media.com/)

Absolutely friggin' loved it! Great PQ, and maybe the best sounding DD5.1 I've heard from a tv show! Can't wait for more! And to think, I considered watching Hawaii or Smallville.

HD of the island was fantastic. Anyone know where it's filmed?

Looked unbelievable on Comcast.

Did you see the detail in the jungle? WOW!

I agree it's probably the best audio and PQ of any network show I've seen yet.

Excellent story, excellent PQ and sound. No dropouts or glitches unlike NBC glitch city.

This really has no boundries where it can go story wise. I can't wait to see more!!!!

Can't believe they didn't show the crash yet.

OK, so the million $$ question is what is the mystery creature?

I think it will turn out to be a giant flesh eating monkey.

What are your thoughts?

Originally posted by CPanther95
Can't believe they didn't show the crash yet.

Especially since they've already shown a glimpse of the tail breaking off in the previews.

Originally posted by scolumbo
HD of the island was fantastic. Anyone know where it's filmed?
According to the article in the USA Today today, it's shot it Hawaii.

I think it's pretty smart that they haven't shown the monster or the crash - kinda like holdin' off on showin' the shark in Jaws. Just builds up the suspense more, y'know? They're comin' sooner or later -- should be great.

They filmed Jurassic Park in Hawaii, so maybe it's a dinosaur.

Man that was great! Some of the best pq I've seen yet; great sound; and what a plot for a TV series! Looking fwd to next week :)

This show will get real stupid fast. they already need a monster on the show because there is only so much you can do with people stranded on an island, one season and done

I thought it was good too. A nice break from the standard cop drama. I thought the PQ was great... much better than some of the other HD dramas.

What is the deal with the funny looking guy form the band? You think he had something to do with the plane crash?

I'm guessin' he's on drugs.

I enjoyed this show very much as well. It's from the same director (JJ Abrams) as Alias, so I had a good feeling about it. I have a feeling that they will never show the "monster" since the show would immediately turn into the 4th Jurrasic Park flick...there's something about the unknown that helps build the drama a little more.

Have to agree, this pilot rocked! Great use of the sub for a change. All around quality a/v! Can't wait to see next week's episode.

Originally posted by 720p
Have to agree, this pilot rocked! Great use of the sub for a change. All around quality a/v! Can't wait to see next week's episode.
Can't wait to hear it either!

Originally posted by chief17
What is the deal with the funny looking guy form the band? You think he had something to do with the plane crash?

I think he's hiding something - like My Precious :D

I wish my local ABC broadcast had the DD5.1 feed. Mine was just DD2.0

Originally posted by spiff72
I wish my local ABC broadcast had the DD5.1 feed. Mine was just DD2.0
Yeah, you missed out some great surround sound.:(

What is the deal with the funny looking guy form the band? You think he had something to do with the plane crash?
I think so. He was the one who rushed up to the bathroom just before what sounded like an explosion. He was checking out the bathroom when they found the cockpit too.

Definately a good start!! At times with the 5.1 mix i thought i was watching a dvd (obviously with better pq though). The main character Jack was on Kimmel last night and said the show will go into the background of about 12 people and how the island changes them. I'll definately be tuning in again next week.

Mike

After LAX, Hawaii, Joey, Father of the Pride, etc. this program really stands out. We fianally have a semi-original program (okay so it includes elements of a number of genres). I couldn't believe how good it sounded--actually gave my sub something to do and made good use of the surround channels. It may be hard to keep this going for more than one season--but this season should be a good ride.

The show just started here, but it is in SD instead of HD. This is a HUGE disappointment for me.

same here.. Los Angeles.. SD only :(

I thought it was interesting but im kinda with a previous poster that it will get old quick.. It seems too much like a Jurrasic park type show.. And the main character (Fox) is too much like a Macgyver, he knows everything.. From what i hear though ABC has alot riding on this show, its supposed to be it's premier show..

Chris

How do we contact KABC in LA?

WTF, no HD? Lame...

Originally posted by clubwerks
How do we contact KABC in LA?

Main
818.863.7777

Perhaps if enough of us call they will change it.

- EDIT: Called and all I could get is an information menu. This really sucks.

argh i didnt interrupt my starwars dvd viewing to see this in SD... flip the switch KABC!

Just got a hold of someone in engineering at KABC here in LA to tell them about the problem.

Let's hope they throw the switch soon.

I'm so holy freakin' pissed off I could scream.

I can't beleive this!!! The only show I am remotely interested in this fall and ABC pulls this!!! What a way to dishearten potential viewers! They better switch or something FAST!!!

I hope they fix it soon. I've waited a long time for this show.

Rasheed

Originally posted by DSperber
Just got a hold of someone in engineering at KABC here in LA to tell them about the problem.

Let's hope they throw the switch soon.

I'm on hold with KABC now.

This is why I hate KABC and KNBC in LA. They have so many problems getting their HD signal out.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm done with this series and these stations. I'll stick with CBS. There's enough good programming on CBS that's handled competently to fill my network viewing needs.

But I'll still watch MNF.

Morons just flicked the switch. Azzholes.

looks like it flipped :D thanks for buggin them

Switch flipped. MUCH better. :D

Twenty minutes into the broadcast we have HD!

Originally posted by CPanther95
I think he's hiding something - like My Precious :D

Man I thought the LOTR trilogy might kick start Dominic Monaghan's acting career. Just a bit surprised to seem him doing this..but not a bad start to the programme.


**********SPOILER ALERT********** (in case you haven't seen in yet!)


Anyone else think that the pilot wouldn't survive too long after regaining conciousness - especially the way he was inching towards the window. They had to kill off the only person who could perhaps more easily get help thus prolonging the story line - and the programme.

very nice looking images and sound.

2 things. Maybe the rock band member has a stash of Hershey bars.;)

A series isn't really a hot property unless it makes it to 100 episodes. I liked this first show too, but can they really be "lost" for 100 episodes? Can we still believe a jet plane crash site on a beach- even if it is 1000 miles off course- cannot be found for 5 years?

Or maybe, they'll borrow a page from 24 and try to spread a few days over the next several seasons (if it can make it).

I like this pilot. And I bet a couple of episodes will have legs. But I have a hard time thinking it can go on too long. Besides, i keep thinking Rupert will show up and catch all of the survivors enough fish to live large. ;)

Great pictures and sound. And where I'm from Smallville ran 2 hours later. It too was spectacular- perhaps the best episode of that series.

gilligan wasnt found for 5yrs i think, so it is a real possibility that this show could go on for quite some time.

I am with you guys ... a definite keeper! I was on the edge of my seat from beginning to end. Excellent story and PQ and fabulous DD5.1 sound! WOW!

argggghhh. KABC-DT had it in SD so I said screw this I'm watching Smallville. At the 1/2 hr mark I switched back and it was HD.

Looks like they'll rerun the 2hr pilot on 10/2. Will they remember to flip the switch then?

Can someone post the phone# for KABC and KNBC engineering? Maybe somebody should just call them BEFORE every major HD event and remind them to flip the freaking switch.

I tried watching but couldn;t get into the story. Just seemed weird with a guy stumbling around and then walking out with everyone stammering about. Seemed kind of hokey.

Did not watch it in HD. Will have to give it another try.

Looks like they'll rerun the 2hr pilot on 10/2. Will they remember to flip the switch then?

It was only an hour here. Did I miss something (besides 5.1 since our stupid affiliate can't figure it out).

I think they're no longer on earth (as we know it). The previews for next episode had the transceiver picking up a broadcast that wasn't English. I think that's why no one will find them and will explain weird monsters. Maybe it's like the creature in that Predator movie and can't be seen well. Freaky. What a great show for ABC!

Loved the show.

Looks like the pilot episode is actually 2 hours split- first hour this week and second hour next Wed? Then the full 2 hours is replayed 10/2?

Hammer

The guy and the engine without saying what happened was fantastic for a TV movie...

Wow... a great show. The sound was DEFINITELY movie-like. Certainly if your ABC affiliate is not passing DD5.1 you are missing quite a bit. This show was made for high definition.

No ABC HD on D*TV...oh well!!!

The previews for next episode had the transceiver picking up a broadcast that wasn't English

Oh well then definately they are not on earth....................

Seems like a cross between Jurassica Park and Alive - has some potential. This show could also continue "off the island" - not sure if that is planned or not - but would be kind of cool with flashbacks and issues down the road and couples being formed (easy to guess one of them).

I think the music guy ran to the bathroom to smoke some dope - disconnected the fire alarm and screwed up some wiring and thereby caused electrical failure - FCC sponsored part :)

Great show and the quality of the broadcast was fantastic.

It will very interesting how the show pans out, there are some truly wonderful characters on that island.

There are some interesting questions that I would like to find the answers to...

1. what is with that dog? Must belong to someone else on the island???

2. what is with the old goofy guy with the orange in his mouth? He has to have something do with this all.

3. the black lady said, "the sound is very familiar to me, but I just can't place it." They ask where she is from and she replies, "brooklyn." That has to have something to do with the creature.

4. what was pippin doing in the bathroom?


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There is a readers review of the first episode, and some spoilers for the 2nd at the bottom.


The group is truly not alone on the island, there are other people. Maybe from a previous wreck?

And they find a polar bear, on a supposed south pacific island.

I thought the show was great, though due to a meeting I had to attend, had to watch delayed via my Tivo rather than in HD. I can not wait to see it in HD from what everyone here is saying! Where the show is from the creators of Alias, did anyone notice that the pilot appeared to be Greg Grunberg who plays CIA Agent Eric Weiss on Alias?

My wife loved it, she thought it was the premiere of "Survivor"

Awesome, awesome show. Finally, something original besides these cop shows. My subs were rocking the whole night and the PQ was outstanding. Can't wait for the 2nd episode. Good job ABC with this gem.

Terrific show. Has lots of promise! J.J. Abrams (who's also responsible for 'Alias') has to be one of the best people working on TV right now. Finally, something on network TV where I can't predict what's going to happen.

I'm not going to go over the top on this. EVERY ABC show that I've liked, Threat Matrix, Karen Cisco, and on and on, has been dropped after about 6-9 weeks. If ABC has a show that isn't instantly #1 in its time slot, it gets replaced with yet another version of Extreme Makeover. This network is so screwed up they're even talking about dumping MNF. When that happens, I can just remove ABC from my tuner.

If you could have a "show about nothing" last as long as Seinfeld did, there's certainly enough elements available here to keep this going a long time. It's all about the writing. They're off to a good start, and if they can maintain this level of intensity and production values - I'm extremely optimistic.

I hope they keep the "creature(s)" a mystery for as long as possible. That was the strength of the original "Alien".

And what about the dog ... from the plane or is someone living out in the jungle that has a dog?

The writers have a good thing going here ...

"Lost" on WMAR-DT (Baltimore), BLEW US AWAY! Amazing pic, amazing 5.1. This is what quality OTA HD is all about! I will be recording and probably archiving the entire series. Very impressive, 720P rocks. Thanks ABC! Thanks WMAR-DT!

Great show last night, although I had to watch in SD, i still enjoyed it. Can the Magic 8 Ball give us a prediction on how many episodes us D* subs have to watch in SD until ABC-HD is added?

So... what COULD that creature be? I mean, unless they just go off the wall it could be anything... but realistically, what could it be? I could only think an elephant of some kind, but then an elephant wouldn't grab the pilot out of the cockpit like that and leave him on top of a tree. So, what other possibilities are there?

I assumed it was gonna be they landed on the Jurassic Park island, but then I never saw a goat chained up somewhere, so I figured that couldn't be it. That doesn't leave many other large creatures that live on an island semi-near Fiji.

Very interesting first episode.....didn't watch it in HD though was upstairs. Will have to next week.
Creature could be anything like many people mentioned- Too many possiblities to list.
I don't recall but did they have a preview for next weeks episode?

Great sound and stunning picture here in Northern Cali. Only a first impression but so far it looks like it might be a winner along as ABC doesn't mess with it and keep it coming week after week, unlike what they have done to Alias in the past season. Hard to stay interested in a show when you never know if it is going to be on or not.

Jim

Originally posted by golem
argh i didnt interrupt my starwars dvd viewing to see this in SD... flip the switch KABC!

I like HD as much as the next guy, but not watching a good show because it's NOT HD or in DD5.1 is moronic! What have you done for the past 50+ years? Watch nothing until they came out with HD?

I've been watching tennis lately because it's in HD and the picture is amazing...but a good show in black and white is better than tennis in HD!

This show just didn't amaze me as much as most here. Looked like I was watching another sequel to JP. I'll probably give it another episode, but that's about it.

Originally posted by Oliwa
I like HD as much as the next guy, but not watching a good show because it's NOT HD or in DD5.1 is moronic!

I'll skip a good show in SD if I think I can catch a repeat in HD - in the case of LOST, we know they are replaying the first 2 episodes. After seeing the show, I'd definitely wait for the HD if possible.

Originally posted by dg28
Wow... a great show. The sound was DEFINITELY movie-like. Certainly if your ABC affiliate is not passing DD5.1 you are missing quite a bit. This show was made for high definition. And it looks like it was even framed for 16x9 too. This show would just not be the same in SD. I thought it was awesome.

I can't believe the "this show can't maintain for long" comments. Come on people! How many cop/medical/forensic dramas can you take? At least this is a bit off the far too well worn path. The production values were great. The look and sound were simply sweet. The writing was not terrible. It will most likely require a bit of latitude in the "willing suspension of disbelief" dept, but geez, it's escapist fantasy/adventure. Who cares how long it lasts? Sit back and enjoy it while it does. It was about the most feature film-like thing I've seen on TV yet so lets just hope that they didn't blow the wad on the opening two part pilot and it stays looking/sounding/feeling the same as it goes forward.

I think the bass player (Merry not Pippen unless my eye deceived me) is simply getting stoned and they are using that as a red herring. ***SPOILER ALERT*** Notice the handcuffs they find in the next installment? Supposedly there was a prisoner on board the plane (I'm thinking maybe the crazy looking old guy, he looked happy to be outside in the rain, reaching to the sky). Perhaps he had something to do with the crash, or not... I do know one thing for sure, I'll definitely be tuning in next week! :)

ron

Originally posted by Rbyers
I'm not going to go over the top on this. EVERY ABC show that I've liked, Threat Matrix, Karen Cisco, and on and on, has been dropped after about 6-9 weeks. If ABC has a show that isn't instantly #1 in its time slot, it gets replaced with yet another version of Extreme Makeover. This network is so screwed up they're even talking about dumping MNF. When that happens, I can just remove ABC from my tuner.

I hate it when networks drop a really good show. NBC has Mister Sterling 2 years ago and I thought that show was fantastic. It wasn't renewed.

[i]I assumed it was gonna be they landed on the Jurassic Park island, but then I never saw a goat chained up somewhere, so I figured that couldn't be it. That doesn't leave many other large creatures that live on an island semi-near Fiji. [/B]

The first thing that came to my mind was the Jurassic Park island or Stephen King's Langoliers.

Wow... I didn't get a chance to watch it last night, but I did record it on my HD-TiVo! I'm looking forward to watching it tonight now with all of the good reviews here!

I have to agree here, this show was outstanding, from the first moment it was incredible. My wife loved it also, I really like the drama of the creature, and like others hope they never actually show it. The picture and sound were about the best, it was like watching a movie.

Originally posted by Oliwa
I like HD as much as the next guy, but not watching a good show because it's NOT HD or in DD5.1 is moronic! What have you done for the past 50+ years? Watch nothing until they came out with HD?



You're failing to take into account that other people have other points of view. If there other choices of good shows at the same time, I'll certainly chose an HD show over a non HD show. And prior to HD on the networks, for a good 5 or more years, I'd given up on the network shows and rarely watched the networks, other than football.

And this was the show's premiere. How could anyone know if it was going to be good. I missed the first 20 minutes while on the phone to KABC in Los Angeles, trying to get them to flip the switch. By then I'd lost interest in the show. If ABC wants to recapture me as a viewer, then they need to act competently and show HD as HD. But KABC has a long history of being incompetent with their HD broadcasts. Sound sync issues, corrupted sound streams, etc. You lose confidence in this broadcaster's ability to deliver HD when expected. Rather than be disappointed by them week after week, I have plenty of other good options for viewing and I'd rather chose another option.

Edit: One other thing. KABC takes a 4:3 SD image and zooms it to 14:9 for it's DTV channel. It looks terrible and I refuse to watch shows that are distorted in this manner. So, no I won't watch a good show in SD from KABC.

Well, the thing with the tail of the plane just simply breaking off due to turbulence is RIDICULOUS. Then the front of the plane snapped off too. What kind of freakin' plane WAS this? Ah, unless it wasn't the turbulence that caused the crash after all, but some sort of sabotage. Nobody's mentioned that there's an Arabic fellow here. What if he's a terrorist? And of course the rock guy's up to something, and the orange mouth guy. The Asians who don't speak English are acting strange. Lots of possibilities.

It seems like they're trying to suggest that finding the dog and the handcuffs is really weird, but you did see the shoe in the tree at the beginning when Jack first woke up, right? It fell from the plane. There's nothing unusual about a dog being shipped on a plane, he may have just gotten out. The handcuffs may have fell from the plane too, could be a law enforcement officer's, could just be some horny luggage. Or an international spy who didn't want to lose his briefcase. Doesn't seem so weird to me.

I don't understand the monster seeming to step on trees and crush them as he walks, yet they can't see him. What the heck, they already did that in that sorry remake of Godzilla.

But they've got so many questions popping up, all with a "mystery on our hands" sort of bent, this story could go ANYWHERE, and that makes it the best new show so far this season.

I thought of the Langoliers also. The monster may be a new species of dinosaur. Maybe they're in a time warp and are in the past. Maybe a different dimension, or a parallel universe. Oops, I was thinking Star Trek. This really does feel a bit like Planet of the Apes too.

Maybe they wandered way way off course and were shot down by the Chinese, and the monster is a new bioweapon they've been breeding.

I like this show. :D

Yea, I know what you mean, Jerry. Here in Knoxville, TN it has been the CBS affiliate that has screwed up a bunch and not passed the HD programs until someone calls them. They claim they are working on that problem, and lately they seem to be doing better, although they are still messing up some.

I gave it a chance, can't say I'll be tuning in next week.

"Hey, let's make a show about people that survive a plane crash and are stranded on an island."

"Nah, that's been done."

"OK, but what if we throw in some kind of mystery monster-thing?"

"Brilliant!"

j.j. abrams is the next david e. kelley. abrams is a genius, & he's the main reason i wanted to watch this show after seeing all 3 seasons of "alias." i'm sure "lost" will be full of plot twists & turns, & i bet abrams already has the first few seasons planned in his head just like he did w/ "alias."

Let's see...we have an ex-hobbit on the island. He was directed by Peter Jackson, who is now working on King Kong.............who is the creature on the island!!! The season finale will be: to be continued at a cineplex near you! lol (avoided Kevin Bacon references :D )

Seriously, I think I have to go buy an HD DVR as I have a conflict on Wed. nights with the next 8 weeks. The original pilot was 2 hours, but ABC split it up. However, it's supposed to be rebroadcast on Oct 2.

I think I figured it out. "Hey Guys, we crash landed on "Forbidden Island." (aka "Forbidden Planet") Think about it.....anyway, finally, the network has something to throw up against Carnivale. I mean, how many CSI's can we take?

Originally posted by njfoses
Definately a good start!! At times with the 5.1 mix i thought i was watching a dvd (obviously with better pq though). The main character Jack was on Kimmel last night and said the show will go into the background of about 12 people and how the island changes them. I'll definately be tuning in again next week.

Mike

I saw Matthew Fox on Kimmel and I thought I heard him say at the end of his interview that the "creature" was not a monster.

They also talked about that if the show stayed on for several years that Hurley (the big guy) would need to loose weight.

Originally posted by rcwalters
I don't understand the monster seeming to step on trees and crush them as he walks, yet they can't see him. What the heck, they already did that in that sorry remake of Godzilla.

Whatever it was, it wasn't stepping on the trees. It was knocking them over.

Originally posted by Josh Z
Whatever it was, it wasn't stepping on the trees. It was knocking them over.

Maybe a giant Kimodo Dragon?
King Kong's son?
The dog morphs into a giant dog?
The heavy set guy with the curly hair looking for food?
John Kerry and George Bush going at it?

Jim :D

I've seen a lot worse shows on TV, and LOST kept my interest for another week. What more can you ask?

I like it so I'm sorry to say it has no chance. I'm with the preivious posters that are concerned that something creative and interesting has no change on tv these days. Now if they could add a reality twist like they vote who to feed the scary monster each week in a castaway tribal council then it would have future!!

-Greg

having already seen the first 3 episodes (thank you suprnova) I can safely tell you that this series isn't what most of you are guessing it to be.. it really will end up catching most of you off guard just from your guesses about the direction... :)

anyway, I watched it again last night for whatever reason.. I liked it, but what blew me away was the sound mix. wow... I was obviously expecting it to be better than my computer speakers, but talk about an agressive surround mix and LFE effects.. wow....

anyway, keep watching.. most of you seem to have no idea what you are in for. ;)

Originally posted by borghe
having already seen the first 3 episodes (thank you suprnova) I can safely tell you that this series isn't what most of you are guessing it to be.. it really will end up catching most of you off guard just from your guesses about the direction... :)

Thanks for not posting details.

To anyone else who has seen advanced episodes - don't forget to use the spoiler code:

[ spoiler]all spoiler info[ /spoiler] with no spaces inside the brackets.

This is what you'll get:
The creature is actually Starr Jones

It's a dream sequence of someone in a coma, it all takes place in their head?

Jim :)

Originally posted by CPanther95
Thanks for not posting details.



Really, it's fun to speculate, but to have someone ruin it would be no fun at all.

Jim :)

Hmm, where I have I seen this story line before? Big scary semi-translucent monster attacks people in the Jungle? I know where I saw this! It was called predator and it was really cool about 20 years ago. However, the HD picture quality was outstanding even if the story was ridiculous.

If it is in HD I will watch it! Give me two politicians debating of who is the biggest liar in DD and 720p and I will watch it! I will take anything in HD over SD any day.

The over night rating are in:

The first round of the "CSI: NY" vs. "Law & Order" battle went to CBS Wednesday night, although not by a knockout. Elsewhere, "Lost" opened big for ABC.

CBS led the night with a 10.0 rating/16 share, beating NBC's 9.4/15. ABC was a solid third at 7.9/13. There was a pretty steep dropoff to fourth-place FOX, 3.4/5. The WB averaged 3.1/5 and UPN 2.3/4.



The Eye network also led among adults 18-49 with a 5.4 rating. ABC and NBC tied for second at 4.7. FOX's 2.4 was good for fourth, beating The WB, 2.3, and UPN, 1.4.

ABC's new drama "Lost" premiered to a surprisingly strong 11.6/19, dominating the 8 p.m. hour. A prime-time "Dr. Phil" special on CBS was second at 7.9/13, while NBC's "Hawaii" took third. The season premiere of "Smallville," 3.5/6, put The WB in fourth. "That '70s Show" and "Quintuplets" averaged 3.3/6 for FOX. "America's Next Top Model" opened its season on UPN with a 2.7/5.

The first of two hours of "Law & Order," 12.2/19, gave NBC the lead at 9 p.m. "Dr. Phil" improved to 10.1/16 for CBS. ABC dropped to third with the return of "The Bachelor," 6.2/9. Two episodes of "The Bernie Mac Show" moved FOX up to fourth. "The Mountain" debuted to a 2.6/4 on The WB, while UPN's "Veronica Mars" managed only a 1.8/3 in its premiere.

At 10 p.m., the premiere of "CSI: NY" averaged 12.1/20 for CBS, beating NBC's second "Law & Order," 10.7/17. "The Bachelor" came in at 5.8/10 for ABC

Originally posted by mpgxsvcd
Hmm, where I have I seen this story line before? Big scary semi-translucent monster attacks people in the Jungle? I know where I saw this! It was called predator and it was really cool about 20 years ago.

This story line reminded me of "Land of the Lost" (http://www.landofthelost.com/). Remember that show? I'm waiting for the sleestacks to start coming out of the woodwork. I can't believe that was close to 30 years ago. I'm getting old.:(

It sounds like those of you from California complaining about the show being in SD should be mad at your local affiliate and not ABC.

Originally posted by Oliwa
It sounds like those of you from California complaining about the show being in SD should be mad at your local affiliate and not ABC.

Must be a SoCal thing, 'cause up here in the SF bay area it was perfect. Some of the best images I've seen in HD.

Jim

I missed it! Wanted to see this too. Any chance they are re-playing the first episode?

Originally posted by jake14mw
I missed it! Wanted to see this too. Any chance they are re-playing the first episode?

Yes.

Yea, I was having "Land of the Lost" flashbacks as well. I used to have a crush on that blond haired girl...

-Greg

I knew I saw these (http://www.grannygear.com/Assets/Images/Races/Moab/2003/Sleestack_Virus.jpg) in the trees.

I think the "monster" is a PIG


Anyone ever read LORD OF THE FLIES???

I heard J.J. Abrams on the radio yesterday morning (kevin and bean show) and, while i didn't pick up the details, I thought that he said something about the show only having a couple of episodes done and that they would then have a long break, picking it back up in January or something. Anyone know anything about this??

While I'm typing, i might as well add that I thought that show was really cool. PQ and SQ, as mentioned already, were outstanding.

I'm also in LA and was pissed that the HD didn't come on right away and tried their main number, which wasn't working so I called their "Breaking News Only" line and talked to them. They put me on hold for just a minute and got back and said that they'd fix it in a second. Once it switched I was very pleased, though by the time they got it on it felt like a bunch of the show was already over.

Originally posted by sasha_j
"Lost" on WMAR-DT (Baltimore), BLEW US AWAY! Amazing pic, amazing 5.1. This is what quality OTA HD is all about! I will be recording and probably archiving the entire series. Very impressive, 720P rocks. Thanks ABC! Thanks WMAR-DT!

Just out of curiosity, why didn't you watch it on WJLA-DT?

Originally posted by PDPnNJ
Yes.

WHen? i looked for it on the ABC page and i see pilot part 2 sched on 9/29... ?

Originally posted by RKRocha
WHen? i looked for it on the ABC page and i see pilot part 2 sched on 9/29... ?

Post #47 on this thread mentioned a 2hr airing on 10/2.

See Yahoo Listing (http://tv.yahoo.com/tvpdb?d=tvs&id=166030984&lineup=us_DITV501&channels=us_WABC&.intl=us&startdate=1096675200)

Originally posted by CPanther95
Thanks for not posting details.

To anyone else who has seen advanced episodes - don't forget to use the spoiler code:

[ spoiler]all spoiler info[ /spoiler] with no spaces inside the brackets.

This is what you'll get:
The creature is actually Starr Jones

That explains all the shoes laying around in the jungle.

Very encouraging to hear that the overnight ratings were solid for this first episode. I'm really getting tired of the cop/crime scene/reality clones. Not only is this the most original new show to come out in a while, it's absolutely made for home theater.

I'm also encouraged that ABC appears to be coming out of their 10 year funk (while NBC continues to slide into theirs).

If I heard correctly there were 48? survivors. That leaves the potential for lots of interesting story lines, besides the obvious ones.

Hehe, yeah, "at least 48" as "Jack" said to the surviving (for a few minutes) pilot. WOuldn't you think that if you were saying "at least" some number, you'd say "at least 25" or "at least 50"... Not "at least 48"?

Unless they'd had some sort of count that we didn't see them doing. Would make sense to do, especially with something rattling around in the forest, you might want to count your numbers before sunset and make sure everyone's still there the next morning, which is when Kate, Jack and Charlie set off for the cockpit section.

Originally posted by HiDef Bob
I hope they keep the "creature(s)" a mystery for as long as possible. That was the strength of the original "Alien".

And what about the dog ... from the plane or is someone living out in the jungle that has a dog?

The writers have a good thing going here ...

I *thought* I heard the little black kid ask his dad where "xyz" was....and I assumed he meant the dog.

:confused:

At least the little guy knew how to spell BODIES though...... :p

Originally posted by GrantMeThePower
I heard J.J. Abrams on the radio yesterday morning (kevin and bean show) and, while i didn't pick up the details, I thought that he said something about the show only having a couple of episodes done and that they would then have a long break, picking it back up in January or something. Anyone know anything about this??

He was probably talking about Alias.

I can't believe no one has mentioned how much of a babe Kate is. WOW!
Did anybody catch that underwear shot of her?

Originally posted by joeinma
Where the show is from the creators of Alias, did anyone notice that the pilot appeared to be Greg Grunberg who plays CIA Agent Eric Weiss on Alias?

Sure did. A few months ago his casting in the Lost pilot started rumors that he might be taken out of Alias to be a regular on Lost. Obviously turned out to be nothing more than a cameo appearance. He certainly ain't gonna be on this show again.

Originally posted by sbddvm
I can't believe no one has mentioned how much of a babe Kate is. WOW!
Did anybody catch that underwear shot of her?

Agreed! Very hot.

But I missed the underwear shot! Darnit!

Originally posted by ucsbgaucho
Hehe, yeah, "at least 48" as "Jack" said to the surviving (for a few minutes) pilot. WOuldn't you think that if you were saying "at least" some number, you'd say "at least 25" or "at least 50"... Not "at least 48"?

I wonder if the 48 was before or after the guy met his fate in the jet engine. I have a feeling a few more will get picked off before long. At least they've left themselves lots of potential victims.

Originally posted by scolumbo
If I heard correctly there were 48? survivors. That leaves the potential for lots of interesting story lines, besides the obvious ones. I think the show will really revolve around a "select few", say, those right here (http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/bios/index.html) for instance :). It will be interesting to see what they do with all the others. Just keep them around as "expendables" for the forest monsters like they do in the Star Trek shows perhaps?

ron

Originally posted by golem
argh i didnt interrupt my starwars dvd viewing to see this in SD... flip the switch KABC!

Hmmm... I get my HD from TWC, and it was HD from the start. I wonder where TWC gets its feed from.

Okay, so I didn't want to know what the freakin' mystery animal was...but there are spoilers all in this thread!! After reading the first page, I realized I better not read anymore and go straight to posting.

I really enjoyed the show last night. The visuals were amazing and the suspense pretty good. I was impressed with the lady who played "Kate". And if this has already been mentioned then I apologize...I'm not reading the other posts for the reasons I already stated...but IMDB mentioned that this was the most expensive pilot ever filmed - more than $5 million!

Originally posted by R11
I think the show will really revolve around a "select few", say, those right here (http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/bios/index.html) for instance :). It will be interesting to see what they do with all the others. Just keep them around as "expendables" for the forest monsters like they do in the Star Trek shows perhaps?

ron

I hope they develop some of the other characters also instead of just focusing on 14 characters and the rest are just monster fodder.

Watched alot of HD in my time.Lost was maybe the best pq I have ever seen.Loved the plotline too

Originally posted by R11
I think the show will really revolve around a "select few", say, those right here (http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/bios/index.html) for instance :). It will be interesting to see what they do with all the others. Just keep them around as "expendables" for the forest monsters like they do in the Star Trek shows perhaps?

ron

lol...exactly what I was thinking.

Originally posted by spiff72
Agreed! Very hot. But I missed the underwear shot! Darnit!

It was in the scenes for upcoming episodes which were not HD. The shot should be part of next week's ep... and in HD!

Originally posted by scolumbo
lol...exactly what I was thinking. You've always got to take an expendable or two along on the away missions/treks into the jungle to keep things interesting (and the higher paid cast intact) ;).

ron

Lost blew me and my wife away! I was expecting a good series, But damn this was nice and refreshing! Production quality was through the roof and sound was exceptional! I Tivo'd it and found it hard to erase in order to make space.

Just afterwards we watched "Smallville" that I Tivo'ed and you talk about a difference....Me and the wife were laughing at some of the acting in Smallville compared to Lost. What the hell did they do to Smallville anyways? It terrible now!

Originally posted by CPanther95
I hope they develop some of the other characters also instead of just focusing on 14 characters and the rest are just monster fodder.

I do hope you're right, but it may be too much to ask for them to develop more than just the 14. At least there is some great potential so far among those 14.

If not, they may as well put red Federation uniforms on the rest of the cast.

Anyone notice in the description for next week's episode that "the group discovers an animal that shouldn't be able to survive in a tropical climate"? That leads me to believe that the creature must be either a yeti, giant polar bear, or a giant man-eating penguin!! :D
Originally posted by CPanther95
If not, they may as well put red Federation uniforms on the rest of the cast.
LOL!! Those poor expendable Trekkies just get no respect.
What surprised me about the show was how, with "the creature" running around breaking off trees left and right, there is any jungle left on the island.
I think the dog is smart by avoiding the survivors on two counts:
(1 They will eventually run out of airplane food and get REALLY hungry.
(2 The creature will eventually run out of survivors and get REALLY hungry.

Originally posted by borghe
having already seen the first 3 episodes (thank you suprnova) I can safely tell you that this series isn't what most of you are guessing it to be.. it really will end up catching most of you off guard just from your guesses about the direction... :)

anyway, I watched it again last night for whatever reason.. I liked it, but what blew me away was the sound mix. wow... I was obviously expecting it to be better than my computer speakers, but talk about an agressive surround mix and LFE effects.. wow....

anyway, keep watching.. most of you seem to have no idea what you are in for. ;)

Out of curiosity, how do you get to see advance episodes?

[QUOTE]Originally posted by PDPnNJ
[B]Post #47 on this thread mentioned a 2hr airing on 10/2.

Thanks...i'll be flying home from Portland on the 29th so i will try and catch the 2hr on 10/2

-RR

Originally posted by rickypicky
Just out of curiosity, why didn't you watch it on WJLA-DT?

WMAR is 5.1; WJLA is only stereo.

So I wonder if there is any way to watch the first one before the second one? Maybe ABC will be doing the 2 times per week airing thing like NBC does with The Apprentice?

Originally posted by bughunt
WMAR is 5.1; WJLA is only stereo.

In the DC/Balt area, anything on ABC worth watching in the first place should ALWAYS be viewed or recorded via WMAR-DT.

WJLA-DT often "forgets" to throw the HD switch and does not bother to use a 5.1 encoder.

The difference is night and day. WMAR-DT has earned my respect and loyalty.

hehe... none of you guys are even close yet.. lol...

and yes, thedevelop quite a few characters... when I watched the pilot originally it was the whole pilot... I guess I forgot how much more packed the second half is than the first half.. next week you will see how many of the characters they develop.. you will be pleasantly surprised..

as for what is on the island, I haven't heard a single correct guess yet. :)

Originally posted by borghe
hehe... none of you guys are even close yet.. lol...

and yes, thedevelop quite a few characters... when I watched the pilot originally it was the whole pilot... I guess I forgot how much more packed the second half is than the first half.. next week you will see how many of the characters they develop.. you will be pleasantly surprised..

as for what is on the island, I haven't heard a single correct guess yet. :)

Well, I'm looking forward to the next episode! And for those of you that have seen 'un-aired' episodes, keep your gloating to yourself... :)

I imagine you got them off a 'file-sharing' network? or do you have some other connection...? not that it really matters, just curious... I'd rather see them in true HD and 5.1 anyways.... makes a HUGE difference....

yes, it is a huge difference. the show really is a spectaculr HD presentation.

and I'm not gloating.. I am just tired of hearing "oh, I bet it will turn out like this cliche or that cliche." The show really is one of the more original shows to end up on TV in quite a long time. I have only seen the first three episodes and know a few details of some upcoming episodes, so it's not like I've seen the whole season, but it really doesn't fall into any cliches to start with and doesn't look to be heading for any with what they have planned.

From Variety 9-23-04,

Lost' in flight

Thu Sep 23, 6:25 PM ET


Online Staff, STAFF

ABC has not exactly been the home of popular dramas in recent years, but auds had no problem finding the net's "Lost" on Wednesday night.



The J.J. Abrams/Damon Lindelof survival drama, which has generated the best reviews for any program this fall, opened to surprisingly socko numbers for the Alphabet, dominating its timeslot with the best young-adult rating for a drama premiere on any net (excluding spinoffs) in four years.

ABC sure could use a breakout drama success, as it hasn't had a real hit since "The Practice." "Lost" reps the net's best start for a drama in 18-49 since "Once and Again" in 1999, and in total viewers since "Murder One" in 1995.

"Lost" shared center stage with a strong start for CBS drama "CSI: NY," which prevailed over NBC's "Law & Order" in the first matchup of the crime franchises and bested "Lost" as the night's top-rated program overall.

"Lost" (6.8/20 in adults 18-49, 18.65 million viewers overall) took the 8 o'clock hour in every ratings category from kids to 50-plus. It showed broad appeal in key young-adult demos and among both genders.

Another positive sign was the nice growth on the half-hour, including 16% in 18-49 rating (7.3 vs. 6.3). No drama premiere on any net (excluding "CSI" spinoffs") has opened to a higher 18-49 rating since NBC's "Ed" in October 2000.

ABC Entertainment prexy Steve McPherson credited an exhaustive marketing campaign for bringing viewers to the table, but declined to declare victory in the slot just yet.

"This just makes us want to work harder," he said. "There's a lot of work ahead of us. We're not relieved. ... The build inside the show (at 8:30) shows that viewers think it's a good show."

McPherson noted one of the chief early boosters of "Lost" was former ABC Television Entertainment Group chairman Lloyd Braun. Ironically, Braun ankled the net before he had the chance to enjoy the fruits of the show's initial success.



Jim

I only wonder where the show will go after the first season....

Kinda like '24'.... I mean how many times can one person be involved in such formidable circumstances? For me that got old after the second season....

With 'Lost' one has to wonder how long they will be "lost"? and if the same 'top' actors are to return for another season, well.... I think you can see where I am going with this....

I guess we'll wait and see....

It's like I said earlier, why worry about how long they can sustain it now? Just enjoy it while it's good and deal with that later. IMO, it's really too bad that networks have to always factor in those kinds of things when putting out shows. I know it's all about money, with the ultimate goal of syndication etc. But as an idealistic member of the viewing audience, it would be nice if they had the latitude to produce shows that are good/original without regard to "long term legs", and once they have run their logical course, just end them. There should be some middle ground between the 2-5 episode mini-series and the "golden" long running series. The creative forces are handcuffed and a lot of stuff that would be really cool just never happens. Or it gets tweaked to fit the "system" before it even airs and we end up with the same old tired stuff.

ron

I always liked the original concept of 24 and never understood why it has never been taken all the way.

a TV series for one season, not because of ratings but by design. There is no season 2 becuase the story was only set for one season.

I always thought that the best thing "24" could have done was a rotating cast. You keep the main premise of the show being one full day, with each hour being "real time" (minus commericals, of course) but completly change the story and the characters each season.

I mean, it would have been so cool to have season two been with like Christian Slater or something and he has nothing to do with the government, but maybe its an industrial espionage story, or heck, cause we're talking about Lost, maybe one season its a pilot that is downed in enemy teritory and the season is his day of surviving and trying to get out.

You'd have new intriguing stories each year and allow for so many new locations and characters and things, and it'd be cool to keep getting new actors. Kiefer had kind of fallen off the radar before 24, and it would be cool to bring back actors of his caliber each season that for one reason or another, aren't in the spotlight any more, but are quality actors.

Eh, just a thought, and WAY OT, so I'm sorry, but with everyone wondering how this show could keep going on and comparing it to 24, I thought I'd share my ideas.

Originally posted by keenan
McPherson noted one of the chief early boosters of "Lost" was former ABC Television Entertainment Group chairman Lloyd Braun. Ironically, Braun ankled the net before he had the chance to enjoy the fruits of the show's initial success.

Lloyd Braun? LOL. Doesn't he sell computers? "Serenity Now!!"

Originally posted by Chriš
Lloyd Braun? LOL. Doesn't he sell computers? "Serenity Now!!"

Serenity Now, Insanity later....

Originally posted by Chriš
Lloyd Braun? LOL. Doesn't he sell computers?

and bad Chinese gum. :p

Well, I wouldn't say I am worried about where this show (Lost) would go after the first season.... and I will enjoy it now for what it is....

But it is an interesting topic, because you never see shows that are specifically produced for one seaon only.... and you almost never see shows that completely change a cast to refresh for a new story line.... (I say almost never, becuase you could consider 'spinoffs' in this category)

Anyways, I would guess that networks won't/don't do these things because of money... (Doesn't everything come down to money? :) )
You get to like the main characters, and want to see more of them.... if they completely refresh the cast, well it may as well be a new show.... Also, the networks are aiming to get renewable contracts to produce their shows.... To only produce a one season show would seem to me to not be very cost effective.

Anyways... The fact that 'Lost' is done by some of the same people involved with 'Alias' gives it A LOT of hope... The writers for 'Alias' have done a great job for the last 3 seasons (although it is starting to get a little out there, we'll see how season 4 goes...)

Well, for now, I guess we're all in for a good ride with this new show!

Originally posted by borghe
hehe... none of you guys are even close yet.. lol...

as for what is on the island, I haven't heard a single correct guess yet. :)

I am guessing the "monster" is either Bigfoot or Rodney Dangerfield. :)

Originally posted by borghe
hehe... none of you guys are even close yet.. lol...

and yes, thedevelop quite a few characters... when I watched the pilot originally it was the whole pilot... I guess I forgot how much more packed the second half is than the first half.. next week you will see how many of the characters they develop.. you will be pleasantly surprised..

as for what is on the island, I haven't heard a single correct guess yet. :)
This may not meet the exact definition of a spoiler, but you're certainly spoiling some possibilities by telling us what it is not . Please don't tell anyone if they're right or wrong - I'm sure we're all very impressed that you've seen more of it than we have, but please don't tell us what does or does not happen. I'm enjoying this thread and would hate to have to stop reading it. Thank you.

We were blown away as well. I was definitely annoyed at KABC for the first 20 minutes, but was grateful when they threw the switch. The PQ was absolutely amazing. The sound mix was eqally stunning. It truly sounded like it was raining outside. Very well done. My curiosity is definitely piqued about the creature. My guess is Kirsty Allie. That's why she's not in the Pier 1 commercials anymore.

Originally posted by TheTimm
This may not meet the exact definition of a spoiler, but you're certainly spoiling some possibilities by telling us what it is not . Please don't tell anyone if they're right or wrong - I'm sure we're all very impressed that you've seen more of it than we have, but please don't tell us what does or does not happen. I'm enjoying this thread and would hate to have to stop reading it. Thank you.

I totally agree. It's like when my 8 yr. old really wants to tell me what my birthday present is, and then proceeds to tell me all the things it's not.

Well, any huge creature that could just gobble up Weiss like that, spattering blood all over the plane nose, that has to be some kind of "Land of the Lost" dinosaur, right? I mean, no polar bear could do that and that's about the biggest predator on the planet today. It's a fun show and has lots of possibilities and it's great looking HD. They got my non-Nielson-family eyeballs for awhile...

Originally posted by Rbyers
I'm not going to go over the top on this. EVERY ABC show that I've liked, Threat Matrix, Karen Cisco, and on and on, has been dropped after about 6-9 weeks. If ABC has a show that isn't instantly #1 in its time slot, it gets replaced with yet another version of Extreme Makeover. This network is so screwed up they're even talking about dumping MNF. When that happens, I can just remove ABC from my tuner.

With all the promotion and everything that it received(it was all over espn like every commercial break), it better hold up or it will be gone

but hey i agree with you..it's another show that could be canned anytime

i have experienced the same pain with Miracles and Veritas The Quest as well as Karen Sisco....and Miracles was even better than this though it wasn't promoted as heavily..so we'll see what direction the show takes after 5 eps, if it is around

"But it is an interesting topic, because you never see shows that are specifically produced for one seaon only..."

But 24 actually was originally...

24 was also designed so that it could conclude after 13 hours (1:00 PM) in case Fox decided to cancel it. Remember the serene helicopter ride? :-) Having multiple seasons of "Lost" will be difficult, because you would almost have to have a new abandoning-type event (i.e. plane crash) every season as well as a new set of characters and actors.

I was talking with some coworkers about Lost and we were thinking it's going to play out like ER.

You have your initial cast and get a solid fan base first. Then each season you have another plane crash that dumps a few more "newbies" onto the island, while a few of the "veterans" leave or die off.

Maybe the rescue boat can only take a few people at a time.

Assuming there are other people already on the island, maybe they were survivors from the last plane crash. However, it would seem to stretch credibility a little too much to think there would be repeated plane crashes, all on the same remote island. I would like to think the creative team behind this show will deliver something more believable.

Originally posted by scolumbo
Assuming there are other people already on the island, maybe they were survivors from the last plane crash. However, it would seem to stretch credibility a little too much to think there would be repeated plane crashes, all on the same remote island. I would like to think the creative team behind this show will deliver something more believable.

Ever hear of the Bermuda Triangle?

Originally posted by scolumbo
However, it would seem to stretch credibility a little too much to think there would be repeated plane crashes, all on the same remote island.

Unless something on the island is causing the planes to crash.

Originally posted by Josh Z
Unless something on the island is causing the planes to crash.

lol...now that's believable.

Originally posted by jaypb
I *thought* I heard the little black kid ask his dad where "xyz" was....and I assumed he meant the dog.



jaypb!!!!!!! Ding, Ding, Ding!!!!!! I can't believe that your the only one so far that caught that. The few people speculating about the dog must not have learned to listen very well in school. At one point they were even calling for him.


As for as the monster is concerned. I dought it's a dinosaur that we're used to seeing in the movies or on tv. No dinosaur would just kill a guy like that and NOT eat him.:D

As far as the jungle being all torn up? What jungle would be the ? That's the only thing I didn't like about it. There wouldn't be any jungle left after awhile.

Originally posted by Tonedeaf
I tried watching but couldn;t get into the story. Just seemed weird with a guy stumbling around and then walking out with everyone stammering about. Seemed kind of hokey.



Hockey? Just how do you think people would behave after being in a plane crash? Aside from no emergency people & equipment not being there. It's allot like what happened July 19th 1989 in Sioux City, Iowa when a United Airlines DC-10 crashed. Some people woke up in the corn field unharmed. People were in a daze just walking around.

Now if you want to get technical. If a plane did break up at that altitude, there would have been NO survivers at all & no way would the fuselage have been intact like it was.

Oh no! Lets not get too technical and start picking everything apart. I agree with a previous poster and just enjoy it for what it is. We're only in the first week!

You know... the 'creature' is probably a mechanical device that was originally built for the purpose of clearing away nature for the development of strip malls and such... :)

Well, maybe that's going too far... but it could be mechanical...? the noises it makes sure sound mechanical.... remember "Dr. No"?

As far as the dog idea... I'm not sure where that's going... Obviously the dog is smart enough to lay low, and keep out of sight.

Originally posted by scolumbo
lol...now that's believable.

Right, because surface-to-air missiles are just crazy science-fiction nonsense. Clearly, nothing like that exists in the real world.

Originally posted by elspankdog
I knew I saw these (http://www.grannygear.com/Assets/Images/Races/Moab/2003/Sleestack_Virus.jpg) in the trees.

Off Topic interesting bit of trivia - one of those things is former Detroit Pistons bad boy now turned nice guy Bill Lambeer. As a Bulls fan I had to hate the guy, but still found it interesting from an interview I had seen on ESPN about 6 months ago. Apparently it was a gig he had done in High School.

Originally posted by Couch Patato
[B It's allot like what happened July 19th 1989 in Sioux City, Iowa when a United Airlines DC-10 crashed. Some people woke up in the corn field unharmed. People were in a daze just walking around.

[/B]

The 1993 movie Fearless with Jeff Bridges was based on this I think, great movie.

Jim

Originally posted by keenan
The 1993 movie Fearless with Jeff Bridges was based on this I think, great movie.

Jim There was also a TV movie of the week starring Richard Thomas ("John Boy" from "The Waltons"). He played Gary Brown who developed emergency drills for just about every potential disaster - including a plane crash. Because of his planning, he was able to provide several rescue teams placed strategically around the air field to provide the quickest response to the crash site (which was certain to happen since the landing gear on one side of the plane had malfunctioned on approach).

Despite the fact the plane cartwheeled and burst into flames, a large number of survivors were rescued, many found wandering aimlessly in the corn field next to the airstrip.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104020/

Originally posted by Josh Z
Unless something on the island is causing the planes to crash. If that is the case, then there can be "guest stars" crashing in each week. Kinda like how on Gilligan's Island they would have guests, who would arrive and then leave with no problems.

I hope that we don't have to wait too long for Charo or a Boy Band to wash up.

cuchi cuchi cuchi

how about the Harlem Globetrotters?

Originally posted by CycloneGT
If that is the case, then there can be "guest stars" crashing in each week. Kinda like how on Gilligan's Island they would have guests, who would arrive and then leave with no problems.

I hope that we don't have to wait too long for Charo or a Boy Band to wash up.



If the "guests" crash land for a special appearance, how in the world will they leave with no problems while the rest remain stranded?

They did it all the time on Gilligan's Island!

Originally posted by PJO1966
...My curiosity is definitely piqued about the creature. My guess is Kirsty Allie. That's why she's not in the Pier 1 commercials anymore.

:D
Ha!

Originally posted by Josh Z
Right, because surface-to-air missiles are just crazy science-fiction nonsense. Clearly, nothing like that exists in the real world.


hey, I was actually agreeing with you that something on the island causing the planes to crash is an interesting theory. However, I'm not ready to concede that someone shooting surface-to-air missiles at planes flying at high altitudes causing repeated crashes with survivors on the same island is necessarily plausible.

Having said that, a show with an alleged monster doesn't have to be totally believable. I think it's the monster that's causing the planes to crash. Maybe the monster is actually a giant electro-magnetic device pulling planes to the island. :D

I love sci-fi, and if it leans in that direction, I'll gladly believe whatever I'm "supposed" to. I've got no problem watching shows about time travel, aliens, a story from long, long, ago in a galaxy far, far, away- etc. If it has good writing and a decent storyline, I'll just let things unfold and trust that things will be explained when they need to be. We don't need a "body a week" to keep our interest if the writing is good, so we don't need to worry (yet) about how they're going to re-supply the island with "fresh meat".

Originally posted by labmansid
Anyone notice in the description for next week's episode that "the group discovers an animal that shouldn't be able to survive in a tropical climate"? That leads me to believe that the creature must be either a yeti, giant polar bear, or a giant man-eating penguin!! :D


So, would that look like this:

http://www.people.umass.edu/mray/images/giant_penguin.jpg

Or more like this:

http://www.balloonsandsearchlights.com/penguin.jpg


:D :p

Could this be it? http://www.cinefex.com/backissues/number017.jpg

The first class bathroom angle is interesting, did you notice in the in-flight flashback that someone who looked like Charlie sprinted up to the front bathroom just before the trouble began...

Certainly one of the surviving passengers could have been responsible for the crash...

You almost have to guess that someone knows more than they are letting on....

I would almost guarantee that one of the passengers knows a lot more about the situation... which I think is a high-level government test project that has gone awry.... :)

I guess we'll be onto something when 'borghe' stops telling us we haven't guessed correctly yet!

The truth is out there :).

I read a lengthy interview with one of the co-writers (the other guy, not JJ) and he adamantly assserted that the balance of the 48 survivors beyond the principle cast are not simply there to serve as a stock of "red shirts".

This is going to be fun. I just hope they can maintain close to the level of production values as the pilot for the ongoing show.

ron

I keep being reminded of the old Sci Fi movie (The Thing?) where some invisible monster was just created in the mind of the classic mad scientist.

- Tom

Originally posted by trbarry
I keep being reminded of the old Sci Fi movie (The Thing?) where some invisible monster was just created in the mind of the classic mad scientist.

- Tom

Ummm? That would be "The Forbidden Planet"

Yep. That's the one.

Has anyone seen even a small part of the monster thing?

- Tom

Originally posted by Couch Patato
Ummm? That would be "The Forbidden Planet"

It goes back farther than that. Wasn't Forbidden Planet a Sci Fi version of The Tempest?

I think The Tempest was a spoken/written-word version of the great caveman play, Hands and Body Parts Rotating Rapidly in a Dervish-Like Manner. (Lots of grunting in that one.) :D

Anticipation......(Carly Simon singing in the background)

My guess is that the monster is either Godzilla or a 500 pound killer canary.

It didn't eat the captain.

Weren't the handcuffs a little large for a human?

Clearly, it's the dog. Didn't any of you see 'The Thing'?

Well I broke down and downloaded the advance episode also, it's been hard to keep quiet. I will be watching it again for the HD version. Now I'm more anxious to see the third episode than I was to see the second.

Originally posted by Chriš
Well I broke down and downloaded the advance episode also, it's been hard to keep quiet. I will be watching it again for the HD version. Now I'm more anxious to see the third episode than I was to see the second.

Sad... very sad...

Why would you want to ruin it for yourself... For me, seeing it first in HD is reason enough not to try and find a pirated copy... geesh...

I'll just have to wait for about 20 minutes after it starts tonight so I can fast-forward through the commercials... :)

Anyone want to place odds on how long before we see the "creature?"

Hmmm... if it's going to be the main contributor to the mystery of the whole island, then probably not for awhile... maybe not even this season...?

Originally posted by scolumbo
Anyone want to place odds on how long before we see the "creature?"

What are we going to bet with? :p

Jim

my guess is the first episode of Season 2.

Originally posted by scolumbo
Anyone want to place odds on how long before we see the "creature?"

There was a guy or gal earlier in this thread that said he knew what it was and he had only seen the first 3 episodes, So my guess would be within the next 2 episodes.:)

No HD in Charlotte.... (time warner)

:(

No HD in Houston.... (Time Warner)

Finally flipped the switch in Charlotte. :)

"No HD in Houston.... (Time Warner)"

NOT TRUE..... Ch 13-1 OTA IS HD and DD5.1, so your WRONG as "KH" would say....... ROFLOL........ wonder why cable is not HD when "OTA" seems to be A-OK? ;-O

Install a antenna, they work (even out this far).

full on 720P with 5.1 DD on WMAR-DT Baltimore.

As usual.

Originally posted by sasha_j
full on 720P with 5.1 DD on WMAR-DT Baltimore.

As usual.

Nice panties/bra shot on Kate :D

This is the best show of the season....bar none!

Originally posted by spiff72
Nice panties/bra shot on Kate :D


Oh my gosh! Was it ever!

"Oh my gosh! Was it ever!"

Will WATCH the replay on the D-VHS! thanks for the TIP! ;-)

Originally posted by mikey p
"Oh my gosh! Was it ever!"

Will WATCH the replay on the D-VHS! thanks for the TIP! ;-)
You need a HD-Tivo!! ;)

I KNEW there was a polar bear on there!!
Now where is the penguin and yeti?? :D

This is an unbelievably edge of your seat show. I love it.

Sweet Kate....not so sweet?

Originally posted by sbddvm
This is an unbelievably edge of your seat show. I love it.

Amen dude!
Great stuff for an ABC drama. Heck if this was a movie I would be in the theater on opening day!

Amazing twists and turns - the thing with Kate really caught me off guard!

I just want to say (a friendly :p ) "screw you" to everyone who is naysaying this show in the thread. In my book this is BY FAR the best new show of the season!

Nice Job ABC!

Anybody notice what was in the comic book?


A picture of a giant polar bear on one page, and a picture of an alien and some superheroes on another. Well guess what attacked them? Is the island haunted by something that can take the shape of whatever it sees? Maybe it can take the shape of a dinosaur because it's been around for millions of years?

I also think the old loony guy knows what's going on.

I'm not trying to be a naysayer (:p ), I actually think this is a great show so far, but one thing I have been wondering about is if there are these large "things" running around on this tropical island (think mud), why have there been no footprints or tracks discovered? At first when Kate and Charlie found the pilot's wings last week, I thought that was what the real discovery would be, was some sort of track in the mud. But I guess they don't want to reveal too much too soon and so no clues yet.
There are some real surprises in store for us obviously!! :confused:

That Druggie guy with the accent needs to be the next one wiped out along with that annoying blonde girl, in the end the three remaining people will be The party of five guy, the Kate girl and The iraqui guy ,all the rest are victims i would bet.

Originally posted by Chriš
Anybody notice what was in the comic book?


A picture of a giant polar bear on one page, and a picture of an alien and some superheroes on another. Well guess what attacked them? Is the island haunted by something that can take the shape of whatever it sees? Maybe it can take the shape of a dinosaur because it's been around for millions of years?

I also think the old loony guy knows what's going on.


Maybe the looney guy is really an alien that has taken the shape of one of the humans, i hope not, if so thats a ripoff of the thing

Glad I caught it. Both parts of Pilot replayed on Sat night!

If they think that big creature was cranky before imagine how pleasant it is going to be with junior getting killed.

This show is really making me want to buy a DVHS.

So I never caught the pilot episode but I'm watching tonight and I have to ask.........

Why does this show look so good!?!??!

This is the best looking HD I have seen to date! Every scene is crisp and clear. Is there a new type of camera or something that they used? I am very impressed so far.

Can't believe this is network TV. You think maybe they are trying to give HBO some competition for original series? My only complaint (tongue in cheek) is that the episodes are too short. Seems like when I get really engrossed it ends. This is going to be a great series. How soon do you think we'll see clones on the other networks? Leno even joked about it
one night this week (Lost in New York, Lost in LA, etc). At least I think it was Leno.

gotta agree with the short episode thing........

Just seemed like it was getting going and it ended :(.

Leave 'em wanting more -- that's how they get people to watch every week.

"LOST" has become my favorite new show of the season. Before this show, I never tuned to ABC other than MNF. Great job ABC !

Tonight's episode was just awesome and I can't wait for more :D

Originally posted by Vlad_Dracule
So I never caught the pilot episode but I'm watching tonight and I have to ask.........

Why does this show look so good!?!??!

This is the best looking HD I have seen to date! Every scene is crisp and clear. Is there a new type of camera or something that they used? I am very impressed so far.


It does, it really looks fantastic and sounds great too.


"Leave 'em wanting more -- that's how they get people to watch every week."

Yup, this show reminds me of the "edge of you seat" intensity you get watching "24" and then bam, the hour is up.

Jim

ditto on the episode being too short. i feel like the show just started, and then it's over!

i also agree that the pq & sq is stunning! it blows away "law & order" & even "csi." maybe it's 'cause abc is 720p & my tv is natively 720p.

i don't know if i can stand waiting week after week for each episode. i might just have to record the whole season on my htpc & then watch it over a weekend!

my wife couldn't stand it; she had to read the spoilers. i closed my eyes until she was done reading & told her not to tell me anything. i'd rather wait & enjoy the hd.

It's been pretty fun realizing who certain cast members are over the last 2 weeks. Obviously the Party of 5 dude and TLOTR fella jumped out immediately. It just hit me today who the black guy with the little kid is. He was on "Dead Like Me" last season...and Oz for a long time:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0674782/

And, the wacky older guy....finally realized that I saw him in Old School and about 5,000 other flicks:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0642368/

I'm sure a few more faces will click next week.

Best series I think I have ever seen. Period. Outstanding story, Acting, PQ, Sound and originality thus far, And we are only 2 episodes in!

Un-friggin belivable. I think this series is going to set the bar for quality.

well, it's not bad after all. I don't remember when was the last time i really enjoy TV series. This one get me going. ABc will reair ~Lost~ 2 hours straight this weekend, I'm glad they do that cause i want to D-vhs this series.

Originally posted by Chriš
Anybody notice what was in the comic book?

Excellent catch, Chris! I ran the Spanish on the second page of the comic book through an online translator, and it gave me an idea. Possible big spoiler if I'm right:


The guy on the left (black word balloons) says "my plan is to die", and that he's "plagued with diseases" because of what "Gunther and you" did. The guy in the middle replies that "we understand you feel that what we did half a century ago was bad." OK, so what happened a half-century ago in the South Pacific? Something that would cause growths like on the comic character? Above-ground nuclear tests in the Bikini Atoll. Think mutations in a closed environment among species with a short life span. Lots of generations over 50 years. That doesn't explain the polar bear (if that's what it was), but it opens the door for all sorts of freaky creatures that break the conventional rules. A radioactive hot zone (which that region still is today) also explains why no one would want to to send in rescuers.

Can't say enough about the quality of this show. Picture quality, sound quality, plot quality, acting . . . everything about this show is hitting the spot! I have plans to go to the Tigers game Saturday night, but I'm considering coming up with some excuse so I can rewatch this show! Hey, did anyone else think there were a lot more commercials this week, especially early on in the episode? There must've been three breaks within the first ten minutes! Maybe it just seemed that way because I was so anxious to see what happened next.

Early Alias was this edge-of-your-seat, mysterious good, too.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TheTimm
Hey, did anyone else think there were a lot more commercials this week, especially early on in the episode? There must've been three breaks within the first ten minutes! Maybe it just seemed that way because I was so anxious to see what happened next. [/QUOT

Your right, when I played it back on my DVR I was scanning quite a bit.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by TheTimm
Hey, did anyone else think there were a lot more commercials this week, especially early on in the episode? There must've been three breaks within the first ten minutes! Maybe it just seemed that way because I was so anxious to see what happened next. [/QUOT

Your right, when I played it back on my DVR I was scanning quite a bit.

;)

Originally posted by Vlad_Dracule
So I never caught the pilot episode but I'm watching tonight and I have to ask.........

Why does this show look so good!?!??!

This is the best looking HD I have seen to date! Every scene is crisp and clear. Is there a new type of camera or something that they used? I am very impressed so far.

This is what you get when you spend $12mill. :D

Originally posted by TheTimm
Hey, did anyone else think there were a lot more commercials this week, especially early on in the episode? There must've been three breaks within the first ten minutes! Maybe it just seemed that way because I was so anxious to see what happened next.

You're right. They were so annoying I started looking at the time, and considered changing the channel. Commercials at 6 minutes in, 12 minutes in, and 22 minutes in. Slightly less frequent in the 2nd half hour. The networks are digging their own grave.

I agree with everyone on the Nice Kate shot - what a bod. Then they throw in the nice little twist as she is the "Bad guy"

So are they going to show clips for everyone and what happened on the plane?

Great show so far ....this week I watched it on the big screen in HD........sweet.

Originally posted by maxman
You're right. They were so annoying I started looking at the time, and considered changing the channel. Commercials at 6 minutes in, 12 minutes in, and 22 minutes in. Slightly less frequent in the 2nd half hour. The networks are digging their own grave.

And boosting the sales of DVR's... which they'd like to cripple of course.

Originally posted by jaypb
It's been pretty fun realizing who certain cast members are over the last 2 weeks. I'm sure a few more faces will click next week.

Was the actor who plays the heavyset guy in Armageddon? I think he was one of the drillers who got killed on the asteroid. (He had very short hair in the movie!)

Anyhow, this is still the best looking, best sounding television program I've ever seen. The cast is way too good looking based on any plane trip I've ever taken (a whole planeful of models, and one fat guy?) but it's meant to be escapist fare, and is certainly entertaining. Score a big one for ABC. I'm hooked!

[i](a whole planeful of models, and one fat guy?)[/B]

Just be thankful for the fat guy - but he probably won't last long!

Originally posted by maxman
You're right. They were so annoying I started looking at the time, and considered changing the channel. Commercials at 6 minutes in, 12 minutes in, and 22 minutes in. Slightly less frequent in the 2nd half hour. The networks are digging their own grave.

But you didn't change the channel, did you? Of course not. The networks are not digging their own grave. I doubt anyone in this thread who likes this show would decide not to watch it because of the commercials. Network shows = commercials. Without them, the shows wouldn't exist. And for a popular show, it's easier for the networks to have more commercials. It's a fact of life.

Frankly, I'm not sure I can fault the networks for their commercials. That's how they make their money. That's what enables them to buy their DTV equipment. That's what allows them to create HD transfers. As it is, the networks aren't really getting extra revenue because of their HD showings. Sure, I hate the commercials. That's why I don't watch network movies. I'd rather watch a movie on DVD than on the networks. But for shows available only on the networks, I've learned to live with the commercials. On the other hand, I record many of the networks shows I watch on an HD PVR. Then I fast forward through the commercials. That may be the best solution for network viewing.

no, the large guy from here and the large guy from Armageddon are different. The large guy from Armageddon I believe was from Herman's Head...

and I told you guys you were quite a ways off... ;)

Lost! No, they are not. I know where are, they are on: The Island of Doctor Moreau. Well at least it appears that way to me.

Regards..

When Lost season 1 comes out on DVD it'll be a must buy!!

fyi, the father, Harold Perrault, was also in Matrix 2 & 3 (Link I believe)

Was this a blunder on Episode 2? When the team went to higher terrain to try and send a message on the transceiver they were very hesitant not to use the transceiver until they were sure to get a good signal because of battery consumption. Once the transceiver was finally turned on the team heard a distress message from another individual that had been going on for sixteen years. How could that distress message be constantly playing for sixteen years from another transceiver without running down the batteries? Must be using rechargeable batteries.

Originally posted by rmaestas
Was this a blunder on Episode 2? When the team went to higher terrain to try and send a message on the transceiver they were very hesitant not to use the transceiver until they were sure to get a good signal because of battery consumption. Once the transceiver was finally turned on the team heard a distress message from another individual that had been going on for sixteen years. How could that distress message be constantly playing for sixteen years from another transceiver without running down the batteries? Must be using rechargeable batteries.


Power Plant,supplied by Enron, on the other side of the island.

That was obviously not a handheld transeiver, but some broadcasting system that had the capability to append the iteration every time.

Originally posted by Jerry G
But you didn't change the channel, did you?
No, I just hit FF. :D But I certainly noticed having to hit FF not too long after just going through that process.

Two comments on Lost:

1. I'm a retired airline captain. If an airliner lost its tail section in flight, I don't think there would be any survivors.

2. Who cares?

http://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/w/c/wcjulyan/lost.jpg

While watching the show last night I just KNEW this picture of Kate in her underwear would magically pop up here today. Thanks BillJulyan!

Are they rerunning the first 2 episodes on Saturday. I thought I had heard that..

Originally posted by TheTimm
I have plans to go to the Tigers game Saturday night, but I'm considering coming up with some excuse so I can rewatch this show! As one of the few remaining Detroit baseball fans, I find this statement amusing, as I'm typically wracking my brain to come up with plausibly sane reasons for going to the Tigers' games. ;)

I'm definitely setting the TiVo to record the 2-hour version of the pilot, though. I just wish I could get it off the TiVo into more permanent storage with all the HD/DD5.1 intact....

Originally posted by patrickpiteo
Are they rerunning the first 2 episodes on Saturday. I thought I had heard that..
At the end of the show, they said the first two hours would be on Saturday night. I'll definitely watch it, as I missed the pilot. Was the pilot two hours, or are they re-running the pilot & last night's episode on Saturday?

The pilot was a 2-hour episode, but ABC aired it as two separate 1-hour episodes.

Originally posted by Darin
At the end of the show, they said the first two hours would be on Saturday night. I'll definitely watch it, as I missed the pilot. Was the pilot two hours, or are they re-running the pilot & last night's episode on Saturday? Based on the episode title that showed up in the program info last night, I'm guessing that the "Pilot" was produced as a two-hour TV show, which ABC decided to split into two one-hour shows. Saturday's broadcast is the whole two hours.